The Cincinnati Bearcats were 5-6 in 1986.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 267 | 4,423 | 828 | 5.3 | 1,592 | 454 | 3.5 | 2,831 | 374 | 7.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 43rd | 25th | 18th | 29th | 71st | 73rd | 67th | 10th | 20th | 28th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 345 | 4,601 | 5.7 | 2,115 | 469 | 4.5 | 2,486 | 336 | 7.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 98th | 94th | 95th | 70th | 40th | 92nd | 92nd | 83rd | 82nd | ||||||||||
Net | -78 | -178 | +828 | -0.4 | -523 | -15 | -1.0 | +345 | +38 | +0.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 77th | 64th | 18th | 70th | 76th | 55th | 86th | 35th | 33rd | 55th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |